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Antique Washing MachinesOld collectible washing machines as used on the farm.

My wife collects washing machines. That is her show item. She came to this because she has a husband and four sons who live off of exhaust fumes. She determined that she needed something to do at shows, so she does laundry (don't ask)... she has come to have quite the collection, including a ABC Proto Type. She also has a Delco Light plant I bought her to go along with the "house hold items" and a pink Witte Lauren gave her to run her flat belt washers.

For the longest time she has wanted a wooden tub washer. Recently while on a tractor buying trip (I bought three) she managed to buy a nice wooden washer. No name. But all there and only in need of a good soak.

Except that the motor was toast. So... she has wanted to run one off the Delco for the longest time. For Christmas I bought her a 36v DC scooter motor for this purpose. We had planned to hide it in a wooden box and she would move it between a couple of different washers (including one that was actually an original 32v machine)...

The motor:

Then inspiration hit! It was small enough, why not gut the old motor and stuff it inside!?!

I started a new job, but Lauren was willing to once again participate in my madness...and do most of the work in my absence.

First up was machining a longer shaft for the motor to allow adequate length to clear the new "cases"

Set up today for our clubs annual show that occurs at the Twin Falls County Fair and Magic Valley Stampede. Found a nice little control for the dc motor. Mounted in a box to hide it and good to go.
Bought it off Amazon here, pretty cheap with prime: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YGTB3NO..._kGIPzbRE4NK03
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